The Outpost just got a call from Humboldt Friends for Life, a nonprofit that works with the Humboldt County Animal Shelter to provide care for the pets who wind up there, and to facilitate their adoption.

Friends for Life tells us that there are currently a number of animals in the shelter — such as Sophie, above — who need immediate medical attention. And that means that Friends for Life needs donations, stat.

Here’s Sophie’s story: From the Humboldt County Animal Shelter’s Facebook page:

Sophie and her other shelter friends need your HELP! Sophie was turned over to our animal control department after being found injured on Highway 299 due to falling out of/from a vehicle. Sophie has a fractured jaw, the gingiva of her upper palate (roof of the mouth) has separated exposing the nasal cavity to the mouth. In addition to these injuries, she has suffered a life of neglect. The condition of her ears suggest long-term chronic ear infections resulting in polyps. She has some significant dental disease, she is unspayed and has a mammary mass. She is somewhere between 10 and 12 years old and has a lot of life, spunk and love to give.

Donations are needed to help fund her path to recovery. Donations can be made to the Shelter’s Emergency Medical Fund (SEMF) which is managed by Friends for Life Animal Rescue via mail at PO Box 962, Eureka, CA 95502; online at www.dogrescuers.org via PayPal @friendsforlife707. Please specify donations are for the SEMF.

Any funds collected during this campaign that are not spent treating Sophie will be used to treat her other shelter companions who are in need of medical procedures such as heartworm treatment, orthopedic surgeries, and other procedures that exceed the $300 maximum allowed by the county budget.